There is one functioning pay phone that I know of and pass regularly on my rounds, which is outside of Lancaster in Georgetown, Pennsylvania right at the dog-leg on 896. There are like three locals reading this who are nodding right now.
There used to be a row of them at the ferry terminal. They had cover plates from Bell, Bell Atlantic, Nynex, and Verison. May have been other names, but I can’t recall.
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And it still says “Bell” on it, too.
There is one functioning pay phone that I know of and pass regularly on my rounds, which is outside of Lancaster in Georgetown, Pennsylvania right at the dog-leg on 896. There are like three locals reading this who are nodding right now.
See if you can spot it here:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9379651,-76.0834154,3a,75y,265.49h,94.81t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1slPUAv70kFlzKxWs1vhQ3PQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
You’ll also readily spot why it’s still there.
If you’re referring to pre-breakup American Bell, this one appears to be Bell Canada, which tragically still exists.
Ah. Can’t help you with that one, then.
Ma Bell still exists in the US too, we just call it AT&T now.
They got that ill communication.
You convinced that entire town to get dial up and join Lemmy?
It’s not much, but it’s honest work.
Is that for the Amish?
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I imagine it does see some use from them, yes.
Is that what you meant, though?
There used to be a row of them at the ferry terminal. They had cover plates from Bell, Bell Atlantic, Nynex, and Verison. May have been other names, but I can’t recall.
This looks like a Bell Canada phone which is still a company (unfortunately). You do still see these exact same phones around occasionally